All The Grocer articles in 25 November 2006 – Page 4

  • Profiles

    Interview

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    How did you get where you are today? I had no ambitions to get into food but I joined the sector in 1987 as a graduate trainee production manager with Marshall Food Group, a big UK poultry processor. I was there for 11 years,...

  • News

    Sainsbury's is putting its money where its mouth is

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    I fully endorse Bill Jordan's views on the need to 'develop a sustainable supply chain that fuels growth in UK-grown organic food and reassure people of the integrity of British food' ('Give farmers incentives to guarantee organic supply',...

  • Comment & Opinion

    Letter of the week

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    We were pleased to see your coverage about the Waste Resources Action Programme's Courtauld Commitment ('Another lash for Labour's favourite whipping boy', 18 November). We believe that the industry should see the environmental...

  • Comment & Opinion

    TV makers: where is their morality?

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Ofcom's ban on junk food advertising during children's TV broadcasting has prompted a predictable chorus of whingeing. Advertisers hate it - well no surprise there - but I did raise an eyebrow at the outcry from programme makers bemoaning the...

  • News

    Talking shop

    2006-11-25T00:00:00Z

    Tara Garnett, director of the Food Climate Research Network, University of Surrey, says we could be paying too much attention to food miles and missing the real culprit. The Stern Report has rewritten the economic agenda. Ignoring climate...

  • News

    Wal-Mart beats Tesco to India

    2006-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Wal-Mart has beaten Tesco to India, linking up with Indian telecommunications giant Bharti Enterprises in a joint retail venture. Tesco had been one of the retailers, together with Wal-Mart and French retailer Carrefour, in line for the...

  • News

    Hill Station secures funding

    2006-12-01T08:20:00Z

    Shares in Hill Station have started trading again after the ice cream manufacturer secured the funding it needed to upgrade its factory in Cwmbran, south Wales.The company suspended trading of its shares on the Alternative Investment Market...

  • News

    Heinz reports mixed results

    2006-12-01T08:24:00Z

    Heinz has reported a 6% decrease in second-quarter net profit to $191.6m (£97.1m) on sales up 3.5% at $2.23bn.Net profit was hit by higher tax rates and discontinued operations, while sales were boosted by higher prices and a weaker...